MUS-05.c1.C

BPSS-MAT-NO logo5th Grade (MUS) Targeted String Standard  
  (c1) Category 1: Executive Skills and Knowledge
(C) Right Hand Skills and Knowledge
Students perform with fluent bowing motion, control of variables (weight, angle, speed, and placement), in a variety of bowing techniques and articulations, with characteristic tone.

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Learning Targets

  • 1.1  Perform pizzicato in guitar position
  • 1.2  Perform pizzicato in playing position
  • 1.3  Establishing initial bow hold–all instruments
    • a. Violin/Viola
    • b. Cello/Bass (FB)
    • c. Bass (GB)
  • 1.4  Perform pre-bowing exercises
  • 1.5  Perform with simple connected (détaché) bow strokes.
  • 1.6  Perform with simple separated (staccato) bow strokes.
  • 1.7  Direction change
  • 1.8  Short slurs
  • 1.9  String crossings
  • 1.10  Basic bow distribution
  • 1.11  Intro to weight, angle, speed, and placement (contact point and part of bow).

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